Xianggong farming

Chapter 32 Native Products ([-])
Ji Xinmin's ouch startled Mrs. Wang, and when she heard that her tongue was scalded, Mrs. Wang knocked her on the forehead in a bad tone: "You damn girl, you scared your old lady, didn't you?"

Ji Xinmin made a face at Mrs. Wang: "Mom, I didn't mean to scare you, okay? I was really burned just now."

Mrs. Wang "broken" her mouthful: "You deserve it if you burn it! Who told you to ask for such delicious food, and rush it to your mouth as soon as you have something to eat. Why did I give birth to you, a foodie!"

"Hahaha...Little sister, you don't blame me for saying you are delicious, right? Mothers say you are a foodie, don't say it was me who said it next time."

The whole family got busy, and even Ji Kun'an, who was reading a book, couldn't sit still when he heard the laughter in the hall, so he came out to help.

Seeing that he came out, Mrs. Wang hurriedly urged him to enter the house: "Go, go, you don't need to come here, you can read a book."

Seeing the reluctance on the younger brother's face, Ji Xinmiao also felt that reading all day is to annoy people, and it's good to do some things to adjust, so he quickly persuaded: "Mother, let the younger brother do it, and you have to rest well to study." I can read it, reading is mental work, peeling is physical work, let me rest my brain and exercise my muscles at the same time."

After hearing this, Ji Kunan looked at his elder sister with a look of admiration and said, "Mom, what elder sister said is right. If you read books all the time, your mind will not be clear. Besides, you have to learn how to do it after reading, or I will really become an adult when I grow up." A useless scholar."

Both her daughter and son spoke so well, so Wang could only laugh and scold: "My mother said that I can't stand you two, since An'er wants to come to work, then come, so that I won't be able to do any farm work after studying. .Just don't delay reading."

After sitting down, Ji Kunan quickly promised: "Mom, I will definitely study hard."

Ji Kun'an's earnest demeanor made Ji Xinmiao's heart skip a beat. If this younger brother really knows how to study and earn a fame, then the status of Ji's family will also rise.

If he earns another official position, then the family will have some backing in the future.Maybe he can't be a high official, but with him in the officialdom, if he really wants to find someone one day, at least he won't have nowhere to ask, right?
It's not that she was such an accident, but the reality is very skinny.It's not that she worships officials so much, but because no matter what dynasty, ordinary people without background will always be the ones who are trampled to the bottom.Especially in this backward ancient times, as long as someone in your family can pass the exam to be a scholar, then the mother-in-law would not dare to step on you casually when a woman marries into a man's family.

Thinking of this, Ji Xinmiao made up his mind and asked Ji Kun'an who was peeling the wild jujube: "Little brother, what are your plans for the future?"

Ji Kun'an was taken aback: "Plan? I... I... Big sister, I haven't thought about this carefully."

Ji Kun'an's embarrassing expression made Ji Xinmiao feel embarrassed.

That's right, how can a child who is only 12 years old think so far?Modern children are 12 years old, and some even let their grandma or grandma feed them.

So she smiled and said: "I just want to ask my brother, what do you want to do in the future? There is a saying, those who have aspirations make long aspirations, and those who have no aspirations always aspire. I hope you can set your ambitions and work hard in this direction. People If there is no direction, there will be no goal, and if there is no goal, there will be no motivation. Maybe this ambition may not be realized if you set it, but if you work hard, you will not regret it.”

The child of the poor is really the head of the family. Ji Kunan looked at Ji Xinmiao with sparkling eyes and said shyly, "Sister, I am determined to be a scholar."

"Pfft!" Ji Xinmiao swallowed her laughter abruptly.As soon as the child was praised, he immediately expressed his ambition.It's just that this ambition is too big, isn't it?
"Sister, is this an ambition?" Ji Kunan looked at her anxiously.My eldest sister is very capable, and he doesn't understand many things my husband teaches, but once my eldest sister speaks, he can fully understand.

"No, no, it's really good for my younger brother to have ambitions. To be admitted as a scholar, only very powerful people can be admitted. You see, there are not many scholars in our village. If you pass the exam, Then our whole family has a bright face. Grandpa, father, mother, are you right?" The child's self-confidence cannot be beaten, and his ambition is a little bit low, so he will correct it slowly.People are like this, which step they stand at, which step they see. The most knowledgeable person Ji Kunan comes into contact with now is probably his own talented teacher, right?

Didn't she also aspire to be a teacher when she was young?You can't laugh at his small ambitions. He stands too low, so he can't see far.

Ji Kun'an's eyes became brighter when he heard it: "Sister, do you also like me to be a scholar?"

Ji Xinmiao nodded seriously: "I like it very much. If my younger brother is admitted as a scholar, who would dare to bully me in the future? I am the sister of a scholar."

"Pfft! The big girl seems to say that she is the sister of the champion, and she is so proud." Seeing that her children are obedient and hardworking, she felt indescribably happy.

Ji Xinmiao was even more proud: "Mother, my younger brother can be admitted as a scholar. If he works harder, he will be able to be admitted to Juren. If he is admitted to Juren, he will be eligible to participate in Chunwei. Maybe my younger brother really has that ability."

"Yes, yes, your little brother is in your heart, and he is the number one candidate!" Wang said angrily.

Ji Xinmiao winked at Ji Kun'an and worked hard for him: "Little brother, of course my sister hopes that you can take the No. [-] Scholar exam, but my sister hopes that you will take the exam step by step and take the exam of scholar first. If you can pass the exam, my sister will send you to school in the town. If you find a good teacher, even if you don’t get the number one prize, you can still learn more knowledge and understand more truths.”

Hearing that the elder sister was going to send him to study in the town, Ji Kunan said confidently: "Elder sister, next year I will take the entrance examination for children. Scholar."

Everyone talked and laughed and worked without getting tired. After all the jujubes were separated, Grandma Ji began to add ingredients and knead them.Added sugar, salt, and spicy, a total of three flavors were made.

It's just that the two little girls of Ji's family don't quite understand: "Grandma, you make sweets, why do you still put salt?"

Grandma Ji said with a smile: "This is a secret recipe. To make this jujube cake, you can't just add sugar to make it sweet. It will make your teeth sore. Also, the proportion of pumpkin and sweet potato has to be measured. If you put too much pumpkin and sweet potato, it will be too hard, and if you put too much jujube, it will be too sour, but you have to remember it clearly.”

After kneading, there is no microwave oven in this world. Grandma Ji really has a way. She heated the pot and turned off the fire, then put the kneaded ingredients in the pot and turned them back and forth. After a while, the water dried up.

It was not until the fourth day that the jujube cake was sent to the town.

Ji Lanlan looked at the sour jujube cakes wrapped in oil paper in Wang's basket in surprise, and her eyes almost fell out of their sockets: "Second sister-in-law, how did you come up with this idea? In the past, my mother made some and sent them over. I didn't expect to buy it like this. Master, come and see these sour jujube cakes, are they good for sale?"

The second uncle approached and grabbed one, tasted it and nodded again and again: "This year's jujube cake tastes better than previous years. What's in the room above it? It's sweet and fragrant. This thing is well placed. This cake It looks dry and tastes soft, not bad.”

Wang said in surprise: "The second uncle said that this thing can be sold?"

The second uncle said with a smile: "This good thing can definitely be sold, not to mention delicious. But..."

Wang was in a hurry: "But what? His uncle, if you have something to say, just say it. Anyway, this thing is made by yourself, and it doesn't cost much."

The second uncle told everyone: "It's a waste to sell this thing in our town. There are jujubes everywhere in this neighborhood. Others will learn how to make them after eating them, so they can't sell them at a good price. Why don't I sell them tomorrow?" Go to the city, take it to the fruit shop of an acquaintance to try it, there is no such food, maybe a lady from a rich family eats such greasy food, and it is not certain that she will like this food in this hot day .”

When Wang heard this, he was overjoyed: "Then it will be hard for his uncle. If you think this thing is okay after you go, then send a letter. You can pick a lot of these jujubes this month. Maybe you can really earn money." How much silver?"

A few people were talking about the sour dates, Qi Dalang jumped in, saw Ji Xinmiao and Wang's and cried out in surprise: "Auntie."

Wang also looked at him in surprise and asked, "Dalang, why are you here?"

Qi Dalang raised a few wild game in his hand with a little embarrassment and said: "I went to the mountain this morning to collect the nets, and I caught a few of them. The two big ones were given to the restaurant in the town, and the two or three small ones..."

Ji Lanlan said knowingly: "Da Lang wants to ask my second aunt to bring it to my second sister-in-law's house."

Qi Dalang blushed: "Uncle doesn't do this hunting job, anyway, I'm good at it, so I just want to give two to my younger brothers and sisters to try."

Mrs. Wang is really a mother-in-law who sees her son-in-law more and more happy. Hearing that Qi Dalang takes his child so seriously, she enthusiastically said: "Dalang, come and try it. This is the sour jujube cake made by grandma and Miaoer. It tastes very good." .”

Ji Xinmiao didn't dare to look at Qi Dalang, since this man was her fiancé, she really wanted to stare at him to see what he was going to preach.Secondly, she really didn't know what to say to him.

Ji Lanlan also said enthusiastically: "Come on, everyone, come in and sit down. I'll chop some meat later. I'll eat here at noon today."

When Qi Dalang heard this, he immediately declined: "Second Aunt, no need, no need, the town is not far from home, and I will be home in half an hour, so don't bother me. I have to go to the town to buy some things, and I'll come back next time."

Ji Lanlan took the things from Qi Dalang's hand and refused to accept it: "Dalang, this is really rare. The second sister-in-law and Miao'er came today, and you happened to be sending game, so I will burn one at noon, and you and your uncle have a good drink." .Don't refuse anymore, or Second Gu will be angry. Miaoer, Dalang said he wants to buy something, why don't you go with him to give advice."

Ji Xinmiao's eyeballs are about to fall off, let her go shopping with Qi Dalang?They are people who are about to get married. Aren't these ancient people very conservative?It seems that this time-traveling predecessor is not only excellent in politics, but also has a considerable impact on the improvement of backward customs.

Mrs. Wang also hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, Dalang, your second uncle rarely has company to drink with. You go shopping with Miaoer, and I will cook with your second aunt."

After hearing what the two said, Ji Xinmiao rolled her eyes. It seems that these two women are eager to send them together.

(End of this chapter)